Asteroid 7 Iris

Asteroid 7 Iris is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 7 Iris is 17h 52m 22s and the Declination is -19° 49’ 16” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 7 Iris is 9.86 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 7 Iris available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 7 Iris?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 7 Iris from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 7 Iris rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 7 Iris?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 7 Iris orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 7 Iris with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 7 Iris, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 7 Iris for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 7 Iris in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 7 Iris with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 7 Iris is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 7 Iris?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 7 Iris in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 7 Iris Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 7 Iris from Earth is currently 269,823,821 kilometers, equivalent to 1.803661 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 0.0354 seconds to travel from Asteroid 7 Iris and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 7 Iris from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 7 Iris from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 7 Iris to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 7 Iris to Earth happens on Wed Nov 4 2076 at a distance of 0.84836874 Astronomical Units, or 126,914,157 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 7 Iris brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 7 Iris is 9.86.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 7 Iris, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Asteroid 7 Iris rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 7 Iris rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 7 Iris touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 7 Iris Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 7 Iris with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 7 Iris and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 7 Iris 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 7 Iris computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 7 Iris in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Aug 08	17h 54m 02s	-19° 53’ 32”	9.74	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 09	17h 53m 44s	-19° 52’ 53”	9.76	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 10	17h 53m 26s	-19° 52’ 14”	9.77	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 11	17h 53m 09s	-19° 51’ 35”	9.79	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 12	17h 52m 55s	-19° 51’ 01”	9.81	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 13	17h 52m 44s	-19° 50’ 26”	9.82	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 14	17h 52m 32s	-19° 49’ 54”	9.84	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 15	17h 52m 24s	-19° 49’ 24”	9.86	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 16	17h 52m 18s	-19° 48’ 56”	9.87	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 17	17h 52m 13s	-19° 48’ 29”	9.89	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 18	17h 52m 09s	-19° 48’ 05”	9.91	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 19	17h 52m 09s	-19° 47’ 42”	9.92	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 20	17h 52m 09s	-19° 47’ 20”	9.94	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 21	17h 52m 12s	-19° 46’ 59”	9.95	Sagittarius